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American Express Savings Account Review

While savings account rates aren’t exactly much to get excited about these days, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have a savings account!  As a brief reminder, a savings account provides a nice shield or barrier between you and your savings for emergencies, vacations, Christmas and more.  We all find reasons to spend our savings [...]

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Does Higher Status Occupations and Higher Income Lead to More Stress?

Do Higher Status Occupations and Higher Income Lead to More Stress?

In a recent TIME Magazine, there was a special section titled “10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life.”  I thought that many of these ideas were interesting but one really struck me – High Status Stress. This article asks what if the things so many of us want – nice house, higher-paying jobs, fancy car [...]

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Personal Finance Blog Roundup

Personal Finance Blog Roundup: Family Travel Tips, Buy Gift Cards for Less, Make Extra Money and More

Wow!  I can’t believe this is 3 weeks in a row for a personal finance blog roundup.  I guess I’m enjoying these posts right now because I’m making the effort to read more blogs and am amazed at how good the content is out there.  I think these roundups are also a great way to [...]

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Insurance Claim Tips

Understanding the Impacts of Filing a Claim on Your Insurance Costs and Other Claim Tips

It is amazing to me what options you have when working with your insurance and how personalizable your insurance can truly be if you just take the time to learn your options and ask questions.  The hints and suggestions I’ve provided below are applicable to both home and auto insurance. Get an Estimate Begin by [...]

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10 Ways to Save Money on Gasoline this Summer

10 Ways to Save Money on Gasoline this Summer

Summer is just a few weeks away, and you know what that means–higher temperatures, school is out, backyard barbecues, lazy afternoons at the pool–and higher gasoline prices! It’s no secret that summer brings more weekend trips and vacations to distant locations and making it the traditional peak season for driving. Gas prices rise as summer [...]

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Personal Finance Roundup

Personal Finance RoundUp: Generosity, Paying Taxes on Airline Miles, Target Red Card and More

It’s been another great week of personal finance articles from the blogosphere.  There’s a wide variety of informative and handy tips in this week’s roundup.  I hope you’ll take some time to pick out some of the articles that appeal to you and visit the blogs to read them.  Also, let me know if you [...]

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Buy Groceries Today, Pay For College Tomorrow!

Saving Money For College – A Upromise Review

As the financial crisis still presses hard against the majority of citizens, saving money for college can be a difficult task whether you are a student looking to start, or a parent saving for your child’s college education. Luckily, there are programs that can assist families who are looking for ways to pay for higher [...]

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401K Match Not Free After All

Your 401K Match May Not Really Be Free Money

As many of you know from reading my posts, I feel very strongly about preparing for your future and investing money for retirement.   For many people, this investment is in the form of a 401(k).  I personally invest using a Roth IRA and a 403(b) – the school district’s version of a 401(k) – but [...]

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Personal Finance Blog Roundup

Personal Finance Blog Roundup: Paying Down Debt, Home Loans, Summer Vacation Savings and More

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a roundup here on the blog.  Lately, I’ve been trying to spend more time lately reading other personal finance blogs and there is no shortage of good articles and helpful tips.  I thought I would share a few of them with you today.  A roundup always makes for [...]

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